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Tie The Knot in Paradise: The Ultimate Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Guide

Are you dreaming of a wedding that’s as unique as your love story? Picture exchanging vows on a sun-kissed beach, surrounded by the soothing sounds of the ocean, or perhaps in a charming vineyard with panoramic views of rolling hills. A destination wedding combines the joy of marriage with the thrill of travel, offering an unforgettable experience for you and your guests. And what’s more, you can seamlessly transition from your wedding celebration to a romantic honeymoon without missing a beat.

Why Choose a Destination Wedding?

Stunning Venues

From tropical paradises to historic castles, destination weddings offer a variety of breathtaking venues that can make your big day truly magical. Whether you envision a serene beach ceremony in the Caribbean or a sophisticated soirée in a European chateau, the world is your oyster.

Intimate Gatherings

Destination weddings often lead to smaller, more intimate guest lists. This allows you to spend quality time with your closest family and friends, creating cherished memories in an idyllic setting.

Unique Experiences

Incorporate local traditions and flavours into your wedding for a one-of-a-kind celebration. Imagine a Hawaiian luau, a Tuscan wine tasting, or a traditional Balinese blessing ceremony—each adds a unique touch to your special day.

Top Destination Wedding Locations

Maldives

With its overwater bungalows and crystal-clear waters, the Maldives is a top choice for couples seeking a luxurious and secluded wedding experience.

Italy

From the romantic canals of Venice to the picturesque countryside of Tuscany, Italy offers diverse and stunning backdrops for your nuptials.

Mexico

Easily accessible and rich in culture, Mexico boasts beautiful beaches, historic sites, and vibrant cities perfect for a wedding and honeymoon combo.

Greece

The white-washed buildings and stunning sunsets of Santorini make for an idyllic wedding setting, while Athens and Mykonos offer a blend of history and nightlife for your honeymoon.

Tips for Planning Your Destination Wedding

Visit the Location in Advance

If possible, take a trip to your chosen destination beforehand. This will help you get a feel for the venue, meet with local vendors, and finalize details.

Consider the Climate

Research the best time of year for weather in your destination. You want to avoid the rainy season or extreme temperatures to ensure your day is perfect.

Notify Guests Early

Give your guests plenty of notice to make travel arrangements and obtain any necessary travel documents. Sending save-the-dates well in advance is crucial.

Budget Wisely

Destination weddings can be cost-effective, but it’s important to factor in all expenses, including travel, accommodation, and potential currency exchange rates.

We’re here to help you navigate every challenge, from choosing the perfect venue to coordinating with local vendors. With personalized planning services by our Destination Wedding Specialist, your journey will be seamless and unforgettable. Contact us now and embark on the adventure of a lifetime with the perfect blend of romance and travel.

Honeymoon Bliss

After the wedding festivities, it’s time to unwind and indulge in your honeymoon.

Here are a selection of popular destinations to inspire you:

Tahiti

Offer luxurious overwater bungalows, stunning beaches, and vibrant coral reefs, creating an ideal setting for couples to enjoy romantic moments amidst breathtaking natural beauty.

Looking for a unique honeymoon experience in Tahiti? Consider a cruise with Paul Gauguin Cruises, known for its luxurious accommodations, stunning ocean vistas, and exceptional service.

Explore all-inclusive indulgences including onboard activities, private beach experiences, watersports, exquisite dining options, and Polynesian entertainment.

Discover more about your dream getaway today: Paul Gauguin Cruise

South Africa

Combine luxury with adventure by experiencing a safari in Kruger National Park followed by a wine tour in Stellenbosch.

Join us in 2024 or 2025 for a 16-day adventure to discover Southern Africa, hosted by Kemp Travel.

Learn more: SOUTHERN AFRICA ADVENTURE

Japan

From the bustling streets of Tokyo to the serene temples of Kyoto, Japan offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity for an unforgettable honeymoon.

New Zealand

Adventure-loving couples will find endless activities in New Zealand, from hiking and bungee jumping to exploring the majestic fjords.

Ready to turn your dream destination wedding and honeymoon into reality?

Let us take the stress out of planning and create an unforgettable experience tailored just for you. Contact us today and embark on the adventure of a lifetime with the perfect blend of romance and travel. Your fairy tale begins with a single step—reach out now and let’s start planning your happily ever after!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent River Cruise Information Session! We were thrilled to have you with us as we explored the enchanting world of river cruising with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises.

Event Highlights:

During our River Cruise Information Session, we were treated to an immersive journey into the world of river cruising with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises. We discovered the distinct offerings of each cruise line, from the luxurious amenities and exceptional service provided by Scenic to Emerald’s rich history and commitment to delivering award-winning experiences. We explored the picturesque landscapes of Europe and the exotic wonders of Southeast Asia, envisioning ourselves cruising along serene rivers and immersing in vibrant cultures. With insights into booking with confidence and unveiling special exclusive offers, attendees left with a sense of excitement and anticipation for their next river cruise adventure.

How to Redeem the Offer:

Ready to start planning your next river cruise adventure? Contact your Kemp Travel advisors today or fill in the FORM to redeem the special exclusive offers from both Scenic and Emerald Cruises! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to experience the world in luxury and style.

Offer expires March 21, 2024

2025 Europe River Cruises
SAVE $2,000 PER COUPLE* on 15+ Day Cruises
SAVE $1,000 PER COUPLE* on 8-10 Day Cruises
SAVE $500 PER COUPLE* on 5 Day Cruises

2024 Europe River Cruises
SAVE $500 PER COUPLE*

2024 & 2025 Asia River Cruises
SAVE $1,000 PER COUPLE* on 13+ Day Cruise

*Terms and Conditions Apply. Click HERE to view.

Offer expires March 21, 2024

2025 Europe River Cruises
SAVE $2,000 PER COUPLE* on 15+ Day Cruises
SAVE $1,000 PER COUPLE* on 8-10 Day Cruises

2024 Europe River Cruises
SAVE $500 PER COUPLE* on all cruises

2024 & 2025 Asia River Cruises
SAVE $1,000 PER COUPLE* on 11+ Day Cruises & Land Tours

*Terms and Conditions Apply. Click HERE to view.

Once again, thank you to all who attended our River Cruise Information Session. We hope you left feeling inspired and excited to embark on your next river cruise journey. Stay tuned for more updates and future events as we continue to explore the world of river cruising together!

Thank you for being part of our river cruising community!

Kemp Travel Group

Contact Us

Have questions or ready to book your dream river cruise? Our dedicated team is eager to assist you in planning your next journey. Contact us now to seize the exclusive offers from both Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises! Here’s to new horizons and unforgettable experiences awaiting you!

Terms and Conditions - Emerald

Terms and Conditions: Must have attended a Kemp Travel March 2024 River Cruise Information Session to
receive exclusive offer savings and quote offer voucher code. Offers valid for bookings made with Kemp
Travel within 7 days of show date. Strictly new bookings only; absolutely no retroactivity to any existing
booking including engaging the Deposit Protection Plan, Flexible Booking Policy or Platinum Protection Plan
on an existing booking to avail this offer. Offer is open to groups and is combinable with EmeraldEXPLORER
loyalty voucher. 2024 Europe River Cruises Voucher Offer: Save $250 per person. 2025 Europe River Cruises
Offer: Save $1,000 per person on 15+ Day Cruises or Save $500 per person on 8-10 Day Cruises or $250
per person on 5-day cruises. 2024-2025 Asia River Cruises Voucher Offer: Save $500 per person on 13+
Day Cruises departing through December 2025. Voucher can only be used once, per person. Deposit is due
at time of booking to receive voucher savings. See product flyer for full offer terms and required deposit
amount. These offers are not combinable with heavily discounted offers/discreet offers, solo offers,
Legendary River, or any other exclusive offers or promotion. Exclusive agency perks are applicable. River
Group bookings are eligible and limited to one group of up to 10 pax per sailing. Call Kemp at 1 888 881 5367
for details. Restrictions apply to using Future Travel Credit with this offer. Call your Kemp Travel Advisor for
details. For full booking terms and conditions, visit kemptravel.com/emerald-cruises. © EMERALD CRUISES
– A DIVISION OF ST TOURING CANADA | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | BC CONSUMER PROTECTION #40178.

Terms and Conditions - Scenic

Terms and conditions for use:
1. Must have attended Information Session to receive
exclusive voucher savings. Offers valid for bookings
made with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours before stated
expiry (see reverse). Deposit is due at time of booking to
receive voucher savings.
2. Strictly new bookings only; absolutely no retroactivity
to any existing booking including engaging the Deposit
Protection Plan, Flexible Booking Policy or Platinum
Protection Plan on an existing booking to avail this offer.
3. Only one voucher can be used per person per booking.
4. Valid only on first itinerary if multiple itineraries are
booked.
5. Offers can be combined with current in-market offer.
Also combinable with Scenic Club Members Welcome
Home vouchers and with Members Introduce a friend
voucher. These offers are not combinable with any other
exclusive offers or promotion unless otherwise stated.
6. Exclusive travel agency perks are applicable. Group
bookings are eligible and limited to one group of up to
10 pax per sailing. Contact our groups department for
details. Restrictions apply to using Future Travel Credit
with this offer. Call our contact centre for full details.
7. The voucher and the offers listed are non-transferable
and cannot be altered or exchanged for cash, or other
goods and services. Any unused portion of the offer will
be forfeited.
8. The voucher can only be used once. Once a booking is
made including the voucher number, the voucher expires
and cannot be re-instated or re-issued.
9. Vouchers are valid for 1 week post the Information
Session event date. Expiration date is final and cannot be
extended.
10. In addition to the above, all bookings are subject to
Scenic’s complete Terms & Conditions, available at
kemptravel.com/scenic.
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours – A division of ST Touring
Canada Ltd. Consumer Protection BC #40178.
Printed in Canada – March 2024.

The Canadian government confirmed today that they would be suspending vaccination mandates for travel. This update will now allow unvaccinated travellers to board trains or planes for domestic and outbound international travel.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement today. These rules will take effect on June 20, 2022.

Watch the full update below:

Via CTV NEWS

What is changing?

This change allows unvaccinated Canadians to travel to both domestic or international locations. All travellers will still be required to abide by other country’s entry requirements. This could potentially limit the destinations unvaccinated travellers will be able to visit. The United States and many other countries continue to require proof of vaccination upon entry.

Unvaccinated travellers will still be required to follow the current testing and quarantine requirements upon re-entry from international destinations. Canadian citizens and permanent residents returning from destinations abroad will still to be required to provide proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR test taken within 72 hours of their scheduled flight or land entry into Canada.

Unvaccinated travellers will also be subject to a COVID-19 test on arrival. Upon arrival, unvaccinated travellers must also quarantine for 14 days and take another COVID-19 test on day 8 of quarantine.

Government officials also noted that they would not hesitate to reinstate vaccine mandates at any time. Should a new variant of concern emerge or cases begin to rise, we could see vaccines for travel become mandatory once again.

Foreign nationals entering Canada are still required to be vaccinated under the new rules.

Masks continue to be mandatory on planes and trains. All travellers entering Canada are also still be required to complete the mandatory ArriveCAN forms within 72 hours before arrival in Canada.

Vaccines will remain a requirement for all cruise travel within Canada. A government official notes “Given the unique nature of cruise ships, including the fact that passengers are in close contact with each other for extended periods of time, vaccination against COVID-19 is still required for passengers and crew on cruise ships.”

More information

For more information, please refer to the government of Canada website.

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June 10, 2021

The Ontario Government recently announced that the province will be moving into Stage One of the reopening plan as of tomorrow (Friday June 11, 2021). With this news, our offices will officially be allowed to reopen to the public once again, however with reduced capacity.

We are so excited to get back into the office and continue to help you with your travel needs! All of our offices will remain on limited hours from Monday to Friday from 10AM-3PM until later stages are announced!

The federal government also shared Wednesday that it is aiming to allow fully vaccinated Canadians to travel outside of the country without quarantining for two weeks as early as July. Fully vaccinated Canadians would not have to stay in quarantine hotels upon their return to Canada either.

Canadian Minister Patty Hajdu did mention however, there will still be a testing requirements at first and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of Canada Dominic LeBlanc added that the first phase would apply to Canadian citizens, permanent residents and workers, but not inbound tourists yet. More details are sure to be announced in the coming weeks, but nonetheless this is some positive news towards safely restarting travel!

As more details are released we will continue to update this page. Please stay connected to our social platforms as well for up to date information on the restart of travel:

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May 13, 2021

Following today’s extension of the stay at home order for Ontario, our offices will remain closed to the public until at least June 3, 2021. Our staff will continue to work from home and will be available by phone and email Monday to Friday from 10AM to 3PM. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time!

For those looking to pass the time, we will be holding an exciting virtual event called ALASKA ON STAGE, with Holland America Line on June 1, 2021. Learn about Alaska in an interactive format and get your questions answered by an Alaska and Yukon expert. RSVP here

For any urgent travel needs outside of our regular business hours over the next couple of weeks, please email us at [email protected] and someone will return your email in due time!

Please stay connected to our social platforms during this period. We’ll be posting updates, tips and travel related content to help you pass the time:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KempTravelGroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kemptravel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kemptravel/

April 7, 2021

As of April 8th, 2021 – our offices will be once again closed to the public for 4 weeks due to the most recent Stay at Home Order from the Ontario government. Our staff will still be working from home and will be available by phone and email Monday to Friday from 10AM to 3PM. Thanks for your patience and understanding during this time!

We will be hosting a webinar with Sunwing Vacations to discuss future travel to Sun Destinations on April 13th at 6PM. For those interested in joining, please RSVP here.

April 3, 2021

Despite the most recent government shutdown on April 3, 2021 – our offices will remain open with limited capacity. Our staff are still available by phone and email Monday to Friday from 10AM to 3PM. While we will be open to walk in traffic, we ask that in order to protect our staff and other customers that you call or email first and do not come in unless you absolutely have to! Thanks for your patience and understanding during this time!

February 16, 2021

As of today our offices will be reopening once again with limited capacity. Our staff are still available by phone and email Monday to Friday from 10AM to 3PM. While we will be open to walk in traffic, we ask that in order to protect our staff and other customers that you call or email first and do not come in unless you absolutely have to! Thanks for your patience and understanding during this time!

For any urgent travel needs outside of our regular business hours over the next couple of weeks, please email us at [email protected] and someone will return your email in due time!

Please stay connected to our social platforms during this period. We’ll be posting updates, tips and travel related content to help you pass the time:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KempTravelGroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kemptravel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kemptravel/

January 22, 2021

Due to the government lockdown currently in effect, we wanted to provide a quick update on our business hours. Our staff will still be available from Monday to Friday from 10AM to 3PM via phone and email only for all of your travel needs. However, our physical offices will be closed to the public for walk-in appointments for the duration of the lockdown, currently poised to last until at least February 11, 2021.

Please stay connected to our social platforms during this period. We’ll be posting updates, tips and travel related content to help you pass the time:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KempTravelGroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kemptravel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kemptravel/

COVID-19 UPDATE – 05/19/2020 REVISION:

We now have at least one member of our staff back in each of our offices to answer phones calls. Our hours will be Monday to Friday from 10AM to 3 PM. We hope this will help to speed up our response time to better serve you. We will still be closed to walk-ins until further notice. If you are unable to get through or need assistance outside of those hours please leave a message or send us an email at [email protected] and someone will reach out to you as soon as possible. Stay posted for our next COVID-19 update as the situation continues to change.

COVID-19 UPDATE – 03/25/2020 REVISION:

Our offices are now closed, but we’re still available!

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Ontario Government has asked all non-essential businesses to close their doors for a minimum 14 day period, potentially longer. In order to minimize community spread and to protect our staff we will be adhering to these rules. Our offices will be completely closing our offices until further notice.

We still have a small team working from home to assist you with any urgent or immediate problems. If you require assistance, please leave a message on our office phone. You can also email [email protected] and either way someone will get back to you as soon as they can!

COVID-19 UPDATE – 03/17/2020 REVISION:

Yesterday we posted the following information regarding the COVID-19 crisis. This morning the government of Ontario declared a state of emergency forcing us to make a few minor changes. In doing our part to keep our community and staff as healthy as possible we will no longer be opening our physical office to the public. Our staff will still be available during regular business hours to help with all of your travel needs, but in order to meet the demands of the government we will only be available via phone or email at this time. We will follow up with more details when the situation changes.

Dear valued customer,

As we’re sure you are aware, COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) is significantly impacting the travel industry, and many of our clients have questions about both existing and future travel plans.

First and foremost, the fact that you are working with one of our professional travel advisors means you are in the best possible position. Our number one priority is to ensure you are taken care of before, during and after your travels. We are your advocates, and we are here to help you make travel decisions best suited to your personal needs, both now and in the future.

There is an endless amount of coronavirus news circulating, making it easy for misperceptions to surface. We rely on a number of reliable sources for accurate information, and we’d like to share them with you.

Resources:

World Health Organization (WHO)

‍ACTA

Our number one priority is making sure you, our client, are fully supported in your travel decisions. Our partnership with Ensemble Travel Group provides significant value with thousands of partnerships throughout the world. We’ll be in constant communication with them and receive regular updates from industry leaders. This helps our travel advisors help you to make educated and informed decisions regarding your travel plans.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our offices will remain open with regular business hours for the time-being. We are currently experiencing a high number of phone calls and emails. Please bear with us as our staff members work tirelessly to get back to everyone in a timely manner.

We are trying to do our part in keeping our community as healthy as possible. We are practicing continuous sanitation in the office by wiping down all high-touch areas. Hand sanitizer readily available for all clients and staff. Please do not come into our office if:

You have travelled internationally in the last 14 days or are showing any symptoms.

We’re confident the travel industry will return to normal in due time. For the time being, we recommend seeking out the facts and maintaining a social distance. Please use us, your travel advisors, for guidance. We are constantly monitoring the situation, and we have your absolute best interest in mind! Thank you for understanding. Above all, stay safe and we wish everyone the best during this trying time.

Thank you,

Sheila Kemp
Kemp Travel Group President

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